Life And Society
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away. Audio
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away. Audio
The Panel with Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Chris Wikaira (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Chris Wikaira. They discuss the return of The Southerner, a train between Christchurch and Dunedin, a… Audio
The Panel with Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Chris Wikaira (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Chris Wikaira. They discuss cuts to science and tech funding in Budget 2025, speed sign confusion around… Audio
Kicking my caffeine habit
![[England] Specialist coffee shop. A person working at a large coffee machine, with three percolating containers, handles and a pipe sending out steam. (Photo by Mint Images / Mint Images / Mint Images via AFP)](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--UGjSONdd--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1746164377/4K80WA1_AFP__20160914__23218__v1__HighRes__SpecialistCoffeeShopAPersonWorkingAtALargeCoffeeM_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
This isn't a national call to quit caffeine. It's just a story about a girl who stopped to see how it would feel.
Auckland teen 'super excited' to secure spot at UK's Cambridge University
The 17-year-old is also the only international student to be offered a place at Peterhouse College - the oldest of the Cambridge colleges.
Gender in language with sociolinguist Julia de Bres
The news is filled with chatter about language and gender these days - gender-neutral pronouns, sexist language, the C word in parliament - but what about the gender of language itself? Associate… Audio
The Panel with Aimie Hines and Simon Wilson (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Aimie Hines and Simon Wilson. They discuss the urgent pay equity law change that emerged in today's Budget and some plurals that will… Audio
The Panel with Aimie Hines and Simon Wilson (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Aimie Hines and Simon Wilson. They discuss reactions to Budget 2025, Wellington City Council's decision to save both Begonia House and… Audio
The Salvation Army on parental assistance Jobseeker test
Out of work 18 to 19 year olds may be forced to rely on mum and dad for financial support with the government planning to effectively means test parents of unemployed teenagers before allowing young… Audio
Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Budget 2025
The government's halving its contribution to kiwisaver. Businesses will have to up theirs from 3 to 4 percent over time. They get a tax break in return. Theres an average $14 a fortnight increase to… Audio
Removal of council bins has increased rubbish - residents
As of May last year Auckland Council had removed more than 2300 public rubbish bins as a cost cutting measure. Auckland Council's website describes Musick Point as an 8 hectare reserve near Buckland's… Audio
British climber scales Mt Everest for 19th time
Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Japan's rice crisis, Kanye West getting cancelled in South Korea and how a British climber has broken his own record by scaling Mt Everest for the… Audio
Art exhibition highlights art by homeless
An art exhibition by people who have experienced homelessness is on display at Auckland's City Mission and the artists say attending a class together has fostered friendships. Amy Williams reports. Audio
Wonderful World of TradeMe with Emma Bacon
A big, flash Hawkes Bay home and a Taylor Swift autographed CD all feature on TradeMe this week with Emma Bacon Audio
Feature interview: A new definition of success
It's been said the best minds a generation are thinking about how to make people click on ads. Brilliant minds are going underused while big problems go unsolved says historian Rutger Bregman. He… Audio
Expert Feature: Dunedin's Dark History
Gregor Campbell is the man behind Darkest Dunedin, a regular tour illuminating some of the grittier parts of the city's past. He has vast knowledge of Dunedin;s history and a phalanx of stories… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 19 May 2025
In today's episode, the government has announced $164 million to boost urgent care services across the country over the next four years, Auckland council's economic and cultural agency is backing… Audio
Waikato man on mission to break land speed record
Dave Alexander is on a mission to set a land speed record higher than 422 kilometres an hour, in a car he built in his shed. Alexander spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
What your emoji use can say about your personality
More frequent use of emojis was linked to those higher in Machiavellian and narcissistic traits, according to an Oklahoma State University study.
